Principal or Sr Principal Engineer Electrical

Northrop Grumman•San Diego, CA

100d•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems MQ-4 Triton Program seeks a Principal or Sr. Principal Engineer Electrical to support the Vehicle Management Subsystem's Hardware Avionics team in Rancho Bernardo, CA. The Hardware Avionics group is seeking a Computer Hardware Engineer to support the production, repair, and development of the Vehicle Management Computer (Flight Computer). The role is dynamic as members of the team handle a broad range of activities across multiple phases of the program to include development, production, and operational support.

Requirements

Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and at least 5 years of experience, a Master's Degree in STEM with 3 years of experience, or a PhD Degree with no experience (for Principal Engineer).
Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and at least 8 years of experience, a Master's Degree in STEM with 6 years of experience, or a PhD Degree with 3 years of experience (for Sr. Principal Engineer).
Ability to obtain a DOD Secret clearance
Experience with the following SW Tools: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Project, Visio), Matlab
Experience with computer hardware and embedded operating systems
Familiarity with software architecture

Nice To Haves

Degree type: Electrical or Computer Engineering
Active DoD Secret security clearance or higher
Comprehensive knowledge of computer hardware and embedded operating systems
Experience with system redundancy and associated safety analysis
Familiarity with databuses and related protocols, such as MIL-STD-1553, RS-485, ARINC-429
Experience performing system-level design/troubleshooting
Experience with test equipment (oscilloscopes, signal generators, signal analyzers, multimeters)
Flight Test experience: Some experience
Supplier management: Some experience
Requirements development: Some experience
Requirements verification testing: Some experience

Responsibilities

Integrate flight computer hardware, accounting for capabilities/limitations, defining interfaces, and incorporating required redundancy.
Conduct investigations, system testing, and flight testing in lab environments.
Provide remote and on-site troubleshooting for Production and Field issues.
Support proposal development, technical planning, verification & validation, cost & risk analysis, and trade studies.
Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total system solutions that balance technical, schedule, and cost constraints.